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GMLC GMLC Member News GMLC By the Numbers 2008 Became a 501c3 2008 ListenUp Vermont subscribers 98 libraries 2008 VOKAL was formed 2009 Mango Languages subscribers 19 libraries 2009 Recorded Books One Click subscribers 49 libraries 2010 VOKAL Consortium ILS was launched with 3 libraries circulating by years end 2011 ebooks were first added to the LUV collection 2012 SCOOP purchasing cooperative was offered to all GMLC members the contract participation was handed over to the State in 2015 2015 Conducted a feasibility study to determine if a delivery service was something that could be a sustainable project to pursue 2016 Delivery service launched with 78 libraries participating 2018 Delivery service coordination handed over to the State in 2018 with over 100 libraries participating. 2018 LUV has 159 subscribers with a collection of 5163 downloadable audiobooks and 9247 downloadable ebooks 2018 VOKAL has 58 libraries circulating with 116763 registered borrowers 436062 bibliographic records 1181133 items and an annual circulation of 1463471 2018 Mango Languages subscribers 19 libraries 2021 VOKAL has 63 libraries circulating. 2024 Mango Languages subscribers 27 libraries 2024 Biblio was launched. Vermont Libraries Working Together In late 2007 a group of approximately 15 libraries joined together to provide downloadable audio book service to the State of Vermont.